Production Supervisor Systems Group at CIRCOR International, Inc

Production Supervisor

BUSINESS: CIRCOR Pumps, N.A.

LOCATION: Monroe, NC

DIRECT REPORTING: Operations Manager

FUNCTIONAL REPORTING: Operations

CIRCOR International (NYSE: CIR) is one of the world’s leading providers of mission critical flow control products and services for the Industrial and Aerospace & Defense markets. The Company has a product portfolio of market-leading brands serving its customers’ most demanding applications. CIRCOR markets its solutions directly and through various sales partners to more than 14,000 customers in approximately 100 countries. The Company has a global presence with approximately 3,200 employees and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. For more information, visit the Company’s investor relations website at

POSITION DETAILS – Fabrication Supervisor

Position Summary

The Supervisor will be responsible for providing supervision and leadership on first shift, while being an innovator of positive change that favorably impacts safety, quality, profitability, inventory turns, on-time delivery and lead-time.

This position reports to a Manager of Operations for the Monroe Facility. Hours are 7:00am - 3:30pm, Monday - Friday.

Principal Activities

Key Accountabilities:

• Tracks production plans and enforces quality standards. Communicating job goals and expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Implements programs that improve labor efficiency, on-time delivery, continuous quality improvement, safety workplace, and exceeds customer requirements.
• Keeping work records and preparing work reports. Preparing concise reports of performance documentation, reviews, and inspection results.
• Provide coaching and training to develop and maintain a motivated workforce capable of implementing and executing the business strategy.
• Generates daily/weekly/monthly reports to effectively communicate program contributions, on-time delivery, continuous improvement efforts, and manufacturing issues and needs.
• Drives a culture that focuses on facts, tangible results and behaviors.
• Maintaining a safe and secure work environment; develop personal growth opportunities.
• Maintaining welder’s certification documentation.
• Knowledgeable on welding process per Welding standard name
• Knowledgeable on pressure welding per Welding standard name
• Review written welding instructions and fulfilling the necessary requirements of the personnel. Write welding instructions, define testing requirements, and prepare reports.
• Monitoring and knowledge of safety measures. It includes maintenance of safety-related functions, training, and coordination, and instructing personnel
• Able to understand the general application of welding standards
• Behaves continuously and consistently with desired CIRCOR Operating System values, and characteristics.
• Communicates and facilitates meetings effectively.
• Identifies and resolves issues skillfully and in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with team members to support continual improvement of the CIRCOR EH&S Management System.
• Support and drive a Behavioral-based Safety Culture with a focus on Safety as a Core Value within the Site.
• Assist with implementing site Training Plan. Create/update training materials, as required.
• Coordinate and facilitate the completion of hazard assessments, audits and inspections, including but not limited to Job Hazard Analysis, PPE, ergonomic, machine guarding, confined space, fall protection, and process risk assessments.
• Support development of appropriate rules, procedures and the management of change process that reduce EH&S risks and hazards.
• Participate in incident investigations, root cause determination and mistake-proofing actions as required.
• Create and deploy communications (alerts, toolbox talks, email, etc.) to inform and educate employees.
• Support the site Security Plan, and Emergency Planning and Response Process, compliance and legal requirements, and pollution prevention initiatives.
• Ability to open and or secure and close the plant as required.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• 5 years’ experience in the welding industry
• Current welding certification in an area of expertise preferred
• Familiarity with Lean tools and driving continuous improvement
• Ability to effectively organize several distinct functions, establish levels of responsibility, delegate appropriate authority and review the work and performance of subordinates in a manner conducive to efficient performance and high morale.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive and accurate reports, forecasts, and communicate results across shifts.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of employees, across all functions of the organization including customers and suppliers.
• Familiarity and/or experience with manufacturing, machining, Plasma cutting, welding, fabrication, team leadership, driving metric based performance, providing feedback and driving continuous improvement.

Education & Experience

• BS in Engineering or technical discipline, 3+ years in a manufacturing environment and/or equivalent work and leadership experience
• CWI and CDU preferred.
• Experience in a supervisory role or with managing people.

CIRCOR is an EEO Employer of Females / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities